And tucked away somewhere in the Law may be a clause which makes it illegal to question it. Ridiculous, of course, but the terms of this Law are bound to be a word labyrinth, tangled, dense, and ring fenced. Is this why it passed so easily through the National Assembly? But even so, if the Law is fundamentally flawed, why didn’t some of those MPs spot the problem? Was it because some hadn’t even read it or because some had read it but not understood it and didn’t want to reveal their ignorance by asking questions? But then again, all they had to do was to re-present some of the concerns that had been expressed about the Bill by a very concerned public. It didn’t happen.
And look what they inflicted on the country for the next 10 years! The public was treated with contempt – and not for the first time. Try a sample or two. Here we go: - ‘A person who, without the prior written approval of the Director General, in connection with any activity carried on by him or her takes, assumes, uses or in any manner publishes any name, description, title or symbol which is calculated, or is likely to lead other persons to believe or infer that such activity is carried on under or by virtue of the provisions of this Act or under the patronage of the Directorate, shall be guilty of an offence.’ That’s three years.
